The burning hole at the heart of the G8 agenda. Why was climate change marginalised at the 2013 G8 summit?
David Cameron’s decision to not even mention the climate change challenge in the official G8 agenda has ruffled many feathers. Robert Falkner notes that the UK government now seems content to let others do the heavy lifting in support of a new global climate accord, despite its longstanding claim to a leadership role in climate politics. Leaving climate change off the agenda […]
Tough trade-offs on the road to Paris: What hopes for a 2015 climate agreement?
Tough trade-offs on the road to Paris: What hopes for a 2015 climate agreement?
A close reading of international climate politics points to subtle but important changes in the diplomatic process and the positions of major actors, writes Robert Falkner. However, it looks like differentiation and flexibility in national commitments will be the price to pay for a climate agreement that includes all major emitters.
So here we go again. World leaders gather at a UN […]